This post should have been called Preparation and Departure!
In early February, Colleen and I went to Michael and Dustin’s house to finalize the plans for the trip. We needed to nail down dates, destinations, airline, etc. It took us an hour or so, but once the dust settled, we had the dates and destinations, and had even booked the flights.
We decided to fly Aer Lingus to Dublin, departing out of LAX. We also decided that we would travel Business Class on the outbound flight, but on Economy for the return flight. Of course, it was a bit more $$, but you couldn’t ask for better seating for a 10+ hour flight.